Get pro tips on how to hang lining paper for wallpaper and painting

Man applying wallpaper paste to lining paper on pasting table with wooden wallpaper paste brush
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Knowing how to hang lining paper means you can hide imperfections, prevent stains and marks from spoiling your new surface, and give a stable base for wallpaper. It will also provide a smoother surface to work with.

Hanging lining paper is much like knowing how to wallpaper. You’ll need the same basic skills and tools, but there are some subtle differences that are key to success. Here, we reveal when you need to hang horizontally and vertically and which lining paper grade and tools you’ll need to get the job done.

Eric Bramlett, Owner of Bramlett Real Estate
Eric Bramlett

Eric is a skilled interior designer and works closely with clients to design interiors that reflect their personal style and meet their specific needs. His projects range from residential homes to commercial properties.

Steve Jenkins

Steve Jenkins is a freelance content creator with over two decades of experience working in digital and print and was previously the DIY content editor for Homebuilding & Renovating. 

He is a keen DIYer with over 20 years of experience in transforming and renovating the many homes he has lived in. He specialises in painting and decorating, but has a wide range of skills gleaned from working in the building trade for around 10 years and spending time at night school learning how to plaster and plumb.

He has fitted kitchens, tiled bathrooms and kitchens, laid many floors, built partition walls, plastered walls, plumbed in bathrooms, worked on loft conversions and much more. And when he's not sure how to tackle a DIY project he has a wide network of friends – including plumbers, gas engineers, tilers, carpenters, painters and decorators, electricians and builders – in the trade to call upon.